Web 2.0 Skills

Teaching Research Skills Utilizing Web 2.0 and

Other Technologies

Courtney Mack, MLSInstructional Services LibrarianMethodist University

Friend or Foe? Less than 15 years ago, the use (restricted use) of

cited works from Google and Wikipedia were one of the hottest issues facing academia regarding student research skills.

The Rise & Power of Google

Wikipedia: Fear of the (UN)KNOWN

Courtney Mack, MLS - FSU Information Literacy Workshop

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Web 2.0

“Web 2.0 is the business revolution in the computer industry caused by the move to the Internet as a platform, and an attempt to understand the rules for success on that new platform.”

Tim O’Reilly

PROMOTE Communication Creativity Information Sharing Collaboration

WEB-CULTURE Social Networking Blogs Wikis RSS Feeds

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Paul Saffo

Mass Media Personal Media

Dominant Medium TV The Web

Location Living Room Everywhere

Experience WatchConsume

ParticipateCreate

Players Few and large Many and small

Business Models Product/Service Subscription (and more)

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Collaborating and Sharing Information Online

EXPLOSION of SOCIAL NETWORKS

Facebook Over 350 million users

Linkedin Over 47 million registered users

Twitter Over 27 million registered users


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Twitter in the Classroom

Dr. Michelle Everson (University of Minnesota)

• Summer Assignment – “Tweet” about findings in the news or online related to statistics.

• Points – 1 point for each “tweet” posted, could post up to 5 “tweets”

• Goal – Emphasize statistical literacy, how they are used/misused, and discussion on what they are learning about applies to their everyday lives.

• Reward – Twitter allowed her to get the word out and to model the kinds of questions she hoped students would ask as they came across different information presented in news reports, polls, and journal articles.


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•The practice of using networked computers to maintain a real-time online conversation alongside live spoke remarks.

•Purdue University released their own backchannel called “Hotseat” in Nov. 2009

BACKCHANNEL


Using Facebook as a Publicity Vehicle

Use Google Docs / Wikis for collaborative writing platforms

Use social bookmarking sites as a tool to teach controlled vocabulary

Incorporating images from Google Earth & Flickr as teaching tools

Incorporating Web 2.0 Technologies


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Benefits

Its FREE and ACCESSIBLE

Opportunity to network, collaborate, share best practices, communicate & connect to other people with similar NEEDS and WANTS

Students are utilizing tools that are preparing them for today/tomorrow workforce


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Research Skills & Web 2.0

Knowing which websites are available and resourceful

Searching Techniques / Tag

Critical evaluation of web-based sources

Managing and storing sources

How to cite on-line sources E-mail, websites, etc.


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Faculty

Join social networking sites

Provide multiple ways of communication/contact

Incorporate the use of free web-based resources into assignments

Identify acceptable Internet resources

Encourage classroom discussion on the benefits and disadvantages on using Web 2.0 technologies

Teach ‘NETiquette’

Librarian

Join social networking sites

Create online guides that list appropriate websites

Customize internet resources in specific disciplines

Create assignments that analyzes content on popular sites

Encourage classroom discussion on the benefits and disadvantages on using Web 2.0 technologies


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Sources

Web 2.0 Takes on Colleges and Universities: The Dawn of Education 2.0http://www.masternewmedia.org/news/2007/04/20/

web_20_takes_on_colleges.htm

Images: Microsoft Office

Klingensmith, Kate. The Classroom Backchannel; Professors love the “chatter”

http://blog.inigral.com/the-classroom-backchannel-professors-love-the-chatter/


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Web 2.0 Skills

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